[sdiy] page update - photos

[Ken Stone]

>> This was how I first tried doing it about 4 years ago. With my print-outs
>> which are 100% covered in toner, the results tended to crumble and flake
>> very easilly, even after five or so coats of spray, so I abandoned it in
>> favor of the laminating.
>
>That's interesting.  I've never had any toner flaking at all.  I can think
>of several possible reasons why you might have had a problem:
>
>- Base material.  The stuff I used was meant for laser printers, so if
>  the toner had crumbled, I'd have demanded by money back.

High gloss high quality paper sold especially for this printer, a Canon
CL900 color photocopier.

>- Spray laquer.  Does this stuff flex?  If the base film bends but the
>  laquer doesn't, they'll part company, and the toner is more likely
>  to go with the laquer.  Did it get worse with more coats of laquer?

Beats me. It was a spray designed for use on models - Modelmaster.

>- 100% toner coverage.  Most copiers and laser printers I've used
>  expect much less than 100% coverage (i.e. mainly text), and the
>  toner delivery system usually can't keep up with the amount of toner
>  needed for mainly black panels.  Thin patches appear.  This system
>  is OK for panels in the general styles of Buchla, EMU, EDP, Serge
>  and Digisound, but not for Moog, Aries, MOTM etc.

This thing lays it on thick - four passes, CMYK. Sometimes a print is so
good you can't tell it apart from a photo. My panels are always syper
colorful, with toner right out to the edges. If I was to go Buchla style,
with only lines, markings etc colored, I imagine there wouldn't be a problem.

I'm happy enough with using contact for the moment. This thing is being
built on the cheap. If I had to pay current kit prices I couldn't afford to
build anything at all - the Aus dollar is worth US$0.50, on top of which I
would have to pay freight - it's just beyond my means.

Ken
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